Professional Activity
My certified Searey on which I give training.
Aircraft Transition Training
In summer of 2014 I flew down to the Searey factory and completed the flight instructor course of the Searey Flight Instructors Association transition training syllabus Searey instructors Don Laughlin and John McLeroy.
I also got checked out in a Cessna Cardinal.
Proof of Training
MI-3: A1
New Rating
In later winter 2015 I flew my 1965 Skyhawk down to Pompano Beach to do my single engine ATP rating. I'm not sure who had more fun, me enjoying the warmth and sun, the kid flight instructor who couldn't believe and airplane that old could fly, or the DPE who kept asking to fly the plane because he had never experienced flying as slow as my plane will go with flaps down!
My 1965 Skyhawk which I did my ATP rating in.
CSP Lunch at SNF 2015 With Rod Machado
Aviation Related Conferences / Conventions
Sun N Fun 2014, 2015
Oshkosh 2014, 2015
Smoketown Fly-In 2015
Aircraft Ownership
Airplanes I have owned in the past two years.
In the past two years I have owned N439SA a Sky Arrow Sport 600, N128SR a Searey Sport, N453TS a Searey LSX, N8802U a Cessna 172, and N905GB a Tecnam Eaglet.
Flight School Owner and Manager
I am the owner and manager of Chesapeake Sport Pilot's flight school. Over the past 8 and half years, I have taken this school from a one instructor, one plane operation and built it into the largest light sport flight school in the country. This year I purchased the school as well. www.chesapeakesportpilot.com MI-3: A10
- Oversee training of 50-70 students
- Oversee staff of 12-18 instructors
- Oversee volunteer corps of about 40 volunteers
- Organize all CSP events
Spring 2015 customer meeting.
Sea Rey at Chesapeake Sport Pilot
Aviation Travel Experience
In the past two years I have flown to/from Sun N Fun twice, Oshksosh twice, the Searey factory in Taveres once, Pompeno Beach once, and a friend's birthday party in Michigan, once.
I did this site in Word Press.
Taught Myself Word Press
Having no money to hire a webmaster, I decided it was time to learn to do it myself. I taught myself Word Press from watching YouTube videos. I did this website in Word Press as well as the Chesapeake Sport Pilot site and Seaplane Docks site.